ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,503,085, issued on Dec. 23.
"Electronic parachute deployment system" was invented by Adrian Herrera (Fort Worth, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic parachute deployment system including an electronic actuator, a control module, a deployment actuator, and a release mechanism. A parachute is positioned on a payload device, such as a racecar, to slow or stop the payload upon receipt of an electronic deployment activation signal. The electronic deployment signal is verified, including determining proper voltage and source. The deployment system includes multiple redundancies including mechanical deployment redundancy, remote ...